Li Tingyun understood Xu Erhua's worries. Going to the hospital would cost money, and Erhua was reluctant to spend it.

"I'll ask Doctor Chen to come over and take a look. If everything is fine, we can go back!" She said and walked out of the ward.

Doctor Chen had an operation early in the morning, so she could only ask another doctor to come and do a simple examination. After confirming that everything was fine, she wrote them a note to be discharged.

He Fei and Erniu went to the police station to drive the ox cart over, and Director Luo's brother-in-law followed.

Knowing that they had to rush back, Director Luo went to the state-owned restaurant and bought a bag of buns for them to eat on the way.

Xu Erhua was still a little weak, so Li Tingyun carried her on his back to the ox cart. They said goodbye to Director Luo and drove the ox cart back.

It was already noon when they returned to the village. Erniu and He Fei first sent them home, and then Erniu returned the ox cart to the brigade.

When they heard that Xu Erhua had returned, the team leader and the old branch secretary followed her.

When Gu Xingwu saw them come back, he quickly cooked for them and asked Erniu and He Fei to go back and say hello and come over for dinner later.

Li Tingyun returned to the room and took out a cleaned chicken and a piece of ginseng from the space and gave it to Gu Xingwu, asking Gu Xingwu to stew them together and let Erhua drink more soup later.

The old branch secretary and the team leader were not outsiders either, so they had a hot pot of braised pork offal for lunch.

Unexpectedly, the team leader and the old branch secretary just came to see Erhua, made sure that Erhua was fine, and asked everyone to rest at home for two days before going to the construction site.

Li Tingyun sent them out and closed the yard door.

After Gu Xingwu finished cooking, Li Tingyun went into the room to check on Xu Erhua.

Xu Erhua was awake. She had never experienced such a dangerous thing before. She sat on the bed feeling a little confused.

"Are you still thinking about what happened yesterday?" Li Tingyun walked over and sat down.

"Tingyun, are their missions so dangerous?" Xu Erhua asked in a low voice.

"It is very dangerous, but don't worry, we won't encounter such things often, so don't think too much." Li Tingyun held Xu Erhua's hand.

She was also scared when she encountered such a thing for the first time, but after seeing it so many times, she didn't feel anything anymore.

Xu Erhua's eyes lit up, and she said excitedly, "Tingyun, when I get better, you can teach me martial arts, okay? I will definitely learn it well."

Li Tingyun was stunned for a moment, then agreed: "Okay!"

whee……

Xu Erhua smiled her usual smile again.

"Let's go and eat. I made ginseng chicken soup for you at noon. Eat some of it and you'll get better soon." Li Tingyun helped Xu Erhua get out of bed.

The two came to the kitchen, and Gu Xingwu got Xu Erhua a chair so that she would be more comfortable leaning on it.

"Eat. Everyone has worked hard. Eat more. The team leader and the old branch secretary just told us to rest for a few days, so let's have a good rest. Anyway, we are almost done with that section of the road. We are fine. Don't go up the mountain before the New Year." Li Tingyun knew that everyone was frightened when he knew about this incident.

Gu Xingwu also wanted them to have a good rest, but He Fei said, "It will take a few more days to finish the journey. I'll go check it out tomorrow. The wind there is too strong. I'm afraid it won't work without medicine."

After hearing what He Fei said, Li Tingyun said calmly: "Then take a day off and go and have a look. Your health is your capital. If you are exhausted, you will not be able to help others."

"Okay, I'll go back and take a shower and go to bed soon." He Fei agreed readily.

The chicken at noon was quite big and everyone drank a lot of soup. The chicken legs were left for Erhua and Tingyun.

After eating and drinking, He Fei and Erniu went back.

Gu Xingwu boiled some hot water for them, and after they took a shower and rested, he went out with the backpack on his back.

Li Tingyun and Xu Erhua slept until dark. If Gu Xingwu hadn't called them to eat, they would probably have slept until tomorrow.

Li Tingyun walked out of the room and found that there was a lot of firewood in the yard. Needless to say, it was all chopped by Gu Xingwu.

"If you go up the mountain, stay near the bamboo forest, but don't run too far. If you see bamboo shoots, dig some back for us." She instructed.

"Okay!" Gu Xingwu looked at her gently.

Li Tingyun went over and helped Xu Erhua to the kitchen, where there was leftover chicken soup from lunch.

In the evening, there were only three of them, eating, but no one spoke.

Xu Erhua was absent-minded and no one knew what she was thinking.

Li Tingyun thought that No. 3 had seen them, so he must not run away again.

Gu Xingwu had a lot to say but didn’t know how to start.

There was no conversation throughout the whole process. After dinner, they returned to their rooms.

Xu Erhua couldn't sleep all day, so she sat under the lamp and read a book.

Li Tingyun closed the door and entered the space. He drank a glass of milk in the space and took out the newspaper to study it.

After looking at it for a long time, she still couldn't figure it out. Thinking that the two people in the cowshed had unusual identities, she decided to take the newspaper and go over there to ask.

After coming out of the space, she went to the kitchen to busy herself again.

Hearing the noise, Gu Xingwu got up, went to the kitchen and saw Li Tingyun cooking. He went outside to get some firewood.

Li Tingyun fried two dishes, one with bamboo shoots and bacon, and the other with cabbage and pork. No soup was prepared today, but spiritual spring water was added when frying and cooking.

After finishing it, I put it in the lunch box and found that Gu Xingwu had no intention of leaving.

"Let me go with you!" said Gu Xingwu.

Li Tingyun thought about it and agreed. Maybe the two old men could help Gu Xingwu in the future?

Before going out, she saw that the light in Xu Erhua's room was still on. She went in and said something, and the two of them left the yard and walked up the mountain.

As usual, Li Tingyun took Gu Xingwu and turned towards the bamboo forest.

There was a dim light in the cowshed. Ever since Old Chen disappeared, no one had bothered him for the time being, and the comrades in the cowshed were living much better than before.

Old Chen was not only mean to Grandpa Ma and Grandpa Quan, but other people also suffered a lot at his hands.

Now that the person is gone, everyone can sleep more peacefully at night.

"Where do you think Old Chen could have gone?" Grandpa Ma always felt that Old Chen disappeared without a word, which made them feel uneasy.

"Who knows? No matter where he goes, the team will definitely not let him go after being absent from work for so many days. That kind of person has done too many immoral things, and God will take him away sooner or later!" Grandpa Quan wished he would never see him in his life.

"I hope so. Everyone's life will be a little better without him. New Year's Day is coming soon, and no one wants to have a bad life." Grandpa Ma said as he put some fire into the stove.

Xinxin was lying in the quilt, his eyes fixed on the door.

Grandpa Quan looked back at his grandson and knew that he was waiting for Comrade Tingyun to come.

However, they heard today while they were working that Tingyun and his companions went up the mountain to dig herbs for the villagers and encountered wild beasts. Comrade Xu Erhua was injured and sent to the city hospital, but no one knows how she is doing.

For fear of worrying Xinxin, they didn't dare talk about this matter in front of him.

And Xinxin suddenly asked, "Grandpa, is Sister Tingyun also injured? Is she back?"